DUI checkpoint to be conducted this Friday

The Alhambra Police Department Traffic Bureau will be holding a DUI checkpoint this Friday from 6:30pm to 2:30am at an undisclosed location.

A DUI arrest could result in jail time, fines costing up to $10,000, loss of one’s driver’s license, and increased insurance rates.

Over the past three years, DUI-related accidents have led to one fatality and 42 injuries in Alhambra, according to the Alhambra Police Department. Drunk driving makes up 31 percent of deaths on the road in the nation, the largest category of vehicle fatalities.